Valve keeper inserter



APril 5- H. w. KULP ETAL. 1,996,726

VALVE KEEPER INSERTER' Original Filed May 4, 1952 3o; t i e em .0 Iit erri tr w hi heg edu fi r d e m l q ni 'ip p e valv s ternal -cbmkpustiqn-en inesgpal mi in; f v I combustion. enginesgas; mounted in automelciles angi as cpnfined, and cbstructed; by {the :-,1:e1ated. parts; such as: the ge'nerator ldistributgr, carbu V Patented Apr; 1-935 Han-f w.-

minim it-1min? oaster; Pa:; assigncrs to -K'-D Mamifaeturing v 1 Company; Lancaster, 123;, Ia corporation off 1 Pennsylvanian.

i pn t tb i. u fiaiei N t granted i\ /Iarch 22;1-932, for Pcsitiqmng toql-s' and is of the same generaitype ;q f easily loaded Qtcol setfcrthin eurPatentl o. 1596,0011 granted. Jan, 1

31, 1933 for Valve keeper inserter. a

. I pr s m onie a esio qpisb ih i vi intended. fer use in insertingfand properly pqsit i fimq a lei cack s nS 9 D era i eQ a n t, A

' *il l u'strative' and notas exc l usive. In the ,accomijanying' {iraw g;

with the; lower enil portions respectively, ,of th'e t esp ive va s em f n in ieli mbus b engine t0; 1imi t;the fdewnward 'rjnovement eithe I e embodying.durjinvention,twith ithe. split ,cor ie keeper. members held meninges used 3 1351% ing saidkeepers to a valve stem f antenginelthe respective springretainers or cups or wash ers in connectiqn' withithe ioperations necessary t FgiEQlHfitiQfliflg r d c a m "antih r p rt of the automobile. in f v using devicest-made in accprdancewith the embodiment illustrated; in ;;0i 11 above jdentified patent it has-been fpuncidn grvicingsbmeengines wherein the yahge stems {B1 haige a" greatly ree or ie w th corr nq dm yisni l pe i w enfi e:, posed'fac s Di e q e t n berSiE and the pr rd pc i on ici 4 ms. :ca n t mcye I further inward etowardeachq othen-but; the jaws u trthe pre sur t rme J2 wimov v o closedepqsiticnythus causing the stops flanges 8;to move awayfrem thekeepemelement are thus 'no;1onger gripped between theresnective 7 arms fiend theirrespective-pairsg of istops 'or flane 18--,i;;, I t '1' The primary, objectsof theepresent inyention are to-prcyide independent spring meansfor actuatingthegi ipping armsinthe respective jaws a-nd independent spring means for'forcing the jaws ;-to

ward each other to clcsed position; "the applied force of the actuating springs; of theegripping' armsbeing at least as g'reat, and preferably in excess ofthe applied iorce of the spring-for clcsingthe jaws, to-overcome the Ob ection above referred t0; ,toprovide easy means for-;:manipu lating the 1 keepemgripping' arms 19 t facilitate the-,easyg and quickinsertion 0f the gkeepers in the respective, jaws; 0f=the1too1 I preliminary- :ltor their pplication to avahie siemnand .td mplitfyt the construction. e

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the rfi iedf embodiii'iiitj bi Lo therepf as by law required. 3 However, we :are wellaware thateurinventiori is capablegof other and different embodiments and thatlthejar'ious ,different 3 ways, all withhut Trb fi; cur 'dilihventidn; therefore thee drawing ,and ldee 'Sciiption fh'er eini arejte lbel considered,

Figurei represents a perspective lt iew go a "teal Figur'e z, a top plan view ofJthentecl enib qiij- 'ing our"inventidm;with'keberfelementsfi gripped V simply 1by"way or illustration of the p ra'ciiee r xiietailsithereofmay be modified in ainumber of between"therespectivefpairs o'f stepson flanges A and theceoperaltinggripbing armsT9; n Figure .3, a fragmentary dtaiIQbOttQmQpIan f. "Figurl, a sectional ViewfOIi thQfIi A Fig. 2, looking .inithefHirect'iOfiQ fTthflarfliWsj; Q Fitiifef5, a1 secticndn-line' mg :in the. direction (if 'the a'rrcwsi and" "midi lever I fai n prin gf l 2,

thegripping 'arms9' with its integr V M thumb piece 15, its actuating. ajnd'the handleflmovernent limit op 4 i 'All it iews r the "drawing ar fniade to factua fulle'siie scale} from aniactual .zcQrhlfiliail physi- Y Referring nqw'in detail to th ignatesi the engine generally; 'B, trie ,cali e-sterns (1f .the usual poppet-Valves (nqt shown) ithereqifr; V C, .the usual valyefsprings D; 1 the wire-spring. retainers; 'cups ei'lwashersy'E, the sfilit conekeepers or locking rieansfnormallynregeiyed t the reduc ed'porticnFef theiYalvefstenislBl with'their co'ne faces tpresent'eiiupwarcilygan iiresting entthe lower annular ,ShOuldfiILG or the va1ve stern-hnd nor ri a'lly se' held. by the egenerating innr -l c er the adjustable mush red heads, and nutsifor the latter. 7

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with'rfwh pha the p t i venticntis wpreierabiy 54s of Fig. epigg fused, and said valve-springclifter may be constructedfa's illustrated in accordance with our' Patent No."1379,1330;grantedsept. 27, 1932 for Valve spring lifter. t a V p v In the'embodiment illustrated two preferably light thin sheet metalmembers of generally U- shape ,in cross section having their inner channel faces presented toward each other are pro-V I arms "I4; said arms merging witheach other at,

vided with oppositely presented'lugs I and 2, the,, lugs 2 of theoner member fitting between the, lugs I of the' other, and a pivot ping3' passing through said lapped lugs and 2 and between the;

engaging arcuate fulcrumfaces 1H and through registering perforations in the ends goft the stop member 4, and having its ends upsetin usual two members' A a v t Each of the body members so pivotally con nected preferablyconsists of a handle or=lever known manner, serves'to pivotally connect-the excess of the "diameterof the cylindrical portion forced downward 1 by the usual spring retainer D instrippingthe' keepers E from the'tooL'ithe tool willnotl'bae'aught between the upper" face of shoulder G of the valve stem, B' and the lower face 'orone or bothof the keeper membersE. The opposed inner 'edgesfof the 'jaws'fiwill'pref erably be (formed withgpreferably continuous flanges 8 fronifsaidnotohs'l at diametrically.

- opposite points "of theopeningjdefined by the jaws 6 when closed, ,said flanges 2 extending lengthwiseof the jawsfii.; Therunenoner these flangesfi8 is to" engage andfact as stops forithe straightiradial faces of the correspondingkeeper l members'orelements E' asthe latter are pressed a ainst's'aid stops by the corresponding keeper rippinsiarms 9-? 1 v r "The gripping arms 9Q are formed preferably integrally with their respective operating or *le'ver' aboutthe'point of the arcuate fulcrumface l formed. in the edge of s'aid'composite'arm member: 'I'he rear end of arm 14' is'bent atfa sharp c I angle and'in mounted position projects through a cooperating slot in'theweblfi in its corresponding arm 5-to provide alaterallyextendingthumb or finger piece ;l 5 to be engaged by the thum s finger of the inechanicx The'inner edge face of the "front end portion of "each:arin '9 is" cut .out

an: elongated v-shapeso as to engage and properly position'the, keeper elementor 'cone' member E; and theedge of said n'otchis down wardly' and outwardly inclined 'tor'be parallel to, and to engage over a wide area of, the opposed outer peripheral face: of a keeper element'pE gripped between-said arm 9 and the cooperating Stops or fianges dof the corresponding jaws 6. An individualactuating spring l2 mounted in a 7 its corresponding-jaw 6 provided 'to press'its' correspondinggripping arm 9: toward the '00-" operating pair of stops or flanges 8 of said jaw- 6.

A separate coilpressure, spring H independent,

of th'esprings I2 is interposed between the arms 5 and .has its end portions abruptly bent and received in cooperating sockets or perforations in r the webs lll'of the arms and,in the embodiment illustrated, has the sole function" of forcing the arms'5 away from eachirother about the pivot pin 3 to'force the jawsg6'toward each other.

7 Each spring] 2 is of 'leafspringconstruction having along front arm extending laterally outwardly and re arwardlyv to form a relatively sharp "angle 'or" hump 16 at the point where it merges with the laterally outwardly and forwardly ex-' tending shorter arm; In operative assembled relation each spring H has its hump l6 received in the socketor slot l3 in the web H] of its corresponding jaw 5 and engages with its forward "end the'lat'erally outer face of itscorresponding 'fgripping. arm 's-to force the'same aboutthe pivot 3"towarditsicorresponding pair of stops 8, and

has its rear end in engagement with the laterallyi-outerj face -of said a gripping arm '9 adjacent the pivot -3 i to maintain the said spring I2 in properoperative position with its hump IS in its cooperating; socket or slotl 3 and" to maintain said spring I2 l under proper compression "as a Eachspring i 2 is of such size and strength'and has itspoint of application f pressure to the T'forward' end of its cooperating arm' '9 so related ltd-the fulcrum point-ior-fpivotalpointof said -arm 9 that'said'sprin'g12 applies agreater'shove; thrust of pressure a ainst its said cooperating gripping. arm 9 anrhejpowe exerted by the spring I 1 to force the jaws toward each otheri Consequently; in case" thekjeepen members E shouldfeng'age againstthe larger cylindrical portions of- 'af'stem P, the" greaterpre'ssure exerted by; the" springs l 2 .-will *preventrelative movement between the gripping arms :9' and their respective jaws 6 so that the 'jaws"6 wi1l-n ot under-such conditions be moved toward -each i -other 'inde-" pendentlyaof their respective gripping'fa-rms' 9 and consequently underthe condition mentioned the keeper elements E will not-be released. v

5 Toassemblethe tool; the-respective elements comprised' ofits arm-{9 and its cooperating lever 14 andflth'iimb piece-l5 are arranged lengthwise in each she'e't metalmember, with the thumb piece 15 extending-through thecooperating slot in the web I0 ofsaid member, the respective springs l2 are mountedthe 'respec'tive- 'jaws 6, next the two thin sheet metal members are fitted together with the lugs Zjo'f the-one fitted between'the lugs l of theotheri -TheU-shape' stop member 4 having endgpOrtionS lying 'outsi'de' of thelugs l is then applied and; -finally,- the pivot pin' i 3 is inthe-"onepivot pin 3*serves to tie all I parts of the tool together in operative relation.--=

I -The' bottom or- 1oop of the U-shape stop memb'erl extends from. side to side between theopposedchannel faces of the handle-or lever portions'5 and so positively-preventsthe movement of said handles 5 toward ea'chother beyond a predetermined point.- I

Preferably: the forward outer portions of the respective jaws ii -will be folded over against the lower faces of said jaws to reinforcesaid jaws at :this point a'ndto obtain' a narrow forward end of i the tool for greater ease of access while v bracing :said "jaws 6 at this point; so obtaining the smaller 'endof ,theftool without sacrificing strength of the individual -frontend portions: of the respective jaws 6, andwithout'requiring the useofarheavienweightor gage ofi sheet metal tomaintain-;tl1e=desired:strength 6f the jaws at a v as g i i registeringLlaterallyprsented --In-use, -lwith thepart assembled-as above de' memes;

such point scribed, to'l'oad the tool-with the"keeperelements or cone members E, it sufiicesto press first on'ethu-inbpiece inward so as madame the corre- V spending arm- 9 tomove awaysfrom' the correspondingepair, bf stops 8- :xsufficieri-tlyzito apermit thefinsertionaof a.keeperzelementiaflbetweenrthe 2 ,;the.samepperatiombemgrepeated tolo d ng h' no hs li etwe 'tfie,iisbt ve' V id to t a p ea iq 0 ther'sr rredbaif n opposed face/.01: the 1V e'shapenotch :ofth iarmi .9- andtthec po ed faq sto eQQOmK tinanaim ars 81 i. meet. the i wsfi z i lus ted F a,

manner ,We, claim;

keeper; elements" E in obvious and well: known 1 7 a evalvefstem; element inserting tool comprisinga pair of channel form' sheet metal 'members, each comprising a .pair of verticallyregistering laterally presented perforated lugs, a handle portion extending to the rear of said lugs and a jaw portion extending forwardly of said lugs, said jaw portions havingtheir op-:-

posed inner edges adjacent their front ends notched out in registry to cooperate in defining betweenrthem, in closedposition, an opening to receive the valve-stem, the web portion of each said member being formed with a slot in' advance of said lugs and with a rear slot to the rear of said lugs; stop means carried by said jaw portions respectively to be engaged by therespective radial faces of the respective locking elements; and a pivot pin extending through the registering perforations of said'lugs and having its ends upset to pivotallysecure said members together, in combination witha pair of elements V respectively disposed in said members, each said element comprising a. gripping arm, a lever arm,

an arcuate inwardly presented fulcrum face'disposed at the point of mergence of saidarms, and

a fingerpiece extending from the rear portion;

of said lever arm through said rear slot inthe web of its respective member, and said gripping arm being formed with a V-shaped' centering" notch'presented toward and in transversereg istry with the notch in its cooperating jaw por tion of said member, leaf springs of generally semi-elliptical shape disposed in'the respective jaw portions, each said leaf spring being formed with a hump portion received in the forward slot of the web portion of its respective jaw portion and bearing with its respective end portions against the opposed outer face of its cooperating gripping jaw portion by itsv rear end adjacentthe pivot and by its forward end adjacent the forward end of said gripping arms, and being at all times maintained under compression whereby it is maintained in assembled relation, and independent spring means for urging said jaw portions toward each other, said leaf springs being so related to said gripping arms and of such strength as to apply greaterforce to the forward portions of their respective gripping arms than is appliedby said spring means to'urge said jaw portions toward each other, and said pivotpin being engaged by the fulcrum face of, and serving as the fulcrum point for, said elements.

2. A valve-stem locking element inserting'. tool comprising a pair of channel form sheet metal portions against-the opposed outerface ,of its I inner edges adjacent their front ends notched out in'registry to cooperate in defining between urging said jaw portions toward each other,-said v 'and'stop means carried by said levermembers membersj eaeh ebai 'isin a 7 '1 th eages aajaeent tnarrrcnhnas n registry 'to c cpe'ratem efiiii-ngi betwe valv ing formed withga'slots i andwith a rear'slot to the rear of saidliist'stop means carriediby saidjaw portions rspectively to b en agewbye -'respeetive radial raceser 7 thetrespectivelocking" jel'e'nrents a; pivot pin extending through tne v registering"? perforations v i m of said lugs and having its ends upset to pivotallyz secure said memberstogether, 'inj combination with a pair of elements respectivelydisposed irf said members each said". element: comprising gripping arm and a lever arm; leaf :springsgof respectiyejaw portions; each said leaf spring beingrformed with-a hump portion receivedin -the forwardslotiof-the web. portion:of its res ective jaw portion and bearing with its respective-end '1 cooperating gripping jawportion by its rear end adjacent the pivot and by its forward end adja' cent the forward end of said gripping arms .and being at all times maintained under compression whereby it is maintained in assembled relation, l

and independentspringmeans forurging said a i jaw portions toward each other, and-saidxpivot pin being engagedby, and serving as thefulcrum point for, said elements. V H g 3. A valve-stem locking-element inserting tool' comprising a pair of pivotally connected mem- 1 bers, each comprising a rearwardly extendin handle portion and a forwardly extending jjawi portion, said jaw portions havingtheir opposed them, in closed position, anopening'to' receive the valve-stem; stop means carriedbysaidjaw V .45

portions respectively to be engaged by-the respective radial facesrof therespective locking elements and a pivot pin for pivotally connecting said members together, inmombination with a pair of elements respectively mounted on said "1 members, each said element comprising a grip-Q ping arm, and a lever arm, individual springs V acting to force said gripping armstoward their stop means, and independent spring means for 7 serving as the fulcrum point for, said elements. g I g 4. A valve-stem locking elementinserting tool comprising a pair of lever members connected I with each other and adapted to swing-toward and from each other in a single plane, saidlever members having their opposedinner edges'adjacentsth'eir front ends'notched out in registry to cooperate in defining between them, iniclosed' 3 position, an opening to receivethe valvestem,

respectively adjacent the respective notches to be engaged by the respective radialfaces of the respective locking elementain combination with a pair of elements respectively swingably mounted on said members, each said element generally semi-elliptical shape: disposed. i-mdhed p nd ti nr ngs respe t v lyzact n t e-force comprising; a gripping. arm; and, a lever armgin the respective gripping armgportions of said; ele:-., ments toward,ftheirrlcooperating stop means and dis inctind pend tspring meansactin io fo e said leve rmembers, toward each other, said lat; 'ter,spring. -meansf exerting less pressure to ioroe;

1 7 said lever..- members towardeach other than the a and ,a lever arm,- and-' stopsassociated: with each:

pressure, exerted thy-said; independentt, springs elements; 5;; 1, a v i, V 5.;A.vva1ve.too1 comprising a :pair of levers,

upon the; respective gripping; arm portionsrof-said means connecting said'levers for. movement relative to eaohfother, apair; of; elementsrespectively swinga-hly mounted-with relation .to, said levers, each? said 'Feleinent.,comprisingfa grippingarm lever vand adapted to vcooperate with their cor:

'respcndinggripping{arm in holding a'half: of a split-. ;sl'eeve valves-keeper, in combination with resilient, means urging said gripping arms.- 130-;

ward their: respective stops, and :independent yielding. means urging said levers r toward .each

otherlsaid resilientmeansbeingsorelated to said wea /2a elementsand of suchwstrength as to'exert greater power to urge said gripping arms toward theirv respective cooperatin Stops; than exerted by said yielding means'tourge' saidlevers toward 7 6. A valve itoolcomprising, a; pairof levers, means connecting-said. levers for movement relative to each other,a;pair of; elements respectively swingablv mounted with relation to said levers,

each saidel eme'nt-comprising a gripping arm and a lever armfand stopsassociated'with each lever andadapted to cooperate with their correspondmg gripping arrnr in holding a half of a split sleeve valve'keeper, in combination with resilient means urging said'gripping arms toward their respective stcps and-yielding means urging said levers toward each'other, said resilient means exerting greater power to urge said gripping arms toward theirerespectivecooperating stops than is exerted by said yielding means to urge said levers toward each other. 7 v

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